The Future Of Reality TV?

[Lindy]

TV's People on the toilet.

[Cz]

I've just lost all faith in mankind, having witnessed an advert for 'Hard Spell', a reality show based entirely around children's ability to spell. Looks like they've finally run out of ideas, but they're still trying to push reality TV on us.

[Lord Chainsaw]

If the general public shows any sign of intelligence, reality TV has no future.

I'd bet it'll stay around for a while...

That's odd, because I figured some of these reality game shows are more intelligent than your average show.

Shows like Big Brother, The Apprentice, and Survivor all focus around strategy. People who enjoy these shows enjoy strategy. I think it's brilliant. It's probably not intended for young audiences though, which is more than likely the reason that virtually everyone on video game message boards despise these shows.

[Craig]

I think they will just show more sex to get ratings.
Big Brother seems to get sleezier every year.

[eestlinc]

Big Brother is still a show? I don't watch any of it though, so I wouldn't really know either way.

[Outsider]

That's odd, because I figured some of these reality game shows are more intelligent than your average show.

Shows like Big Brother, The Apprentice, and Survivor all focus around strategy. People who enjoy these shows enjoy strategy. I think it's brilliant. It's probably not intended for young audiences though, which is more than likely the reason that virtually everyone on video game message boards despise these shows.

I've seen more strategy in an angry mob breaking everything in the street, throwing rocks at the policemen, then at the average reality show on TV.

Well, I haven't seen any reality shows in the past year and a half, so maybe after I stopped watching 'em they became really intellectual, strategic and interesting. Maybe.

[XxSephirothxX]

Hopefully reality TV will die out completely soon. I absolutely detest American Idol and most of the other crap "reality" shows Fox puts out. The only good reality show I've seen is Last Comic Standing, but c'mon...it's stand up!

A very good point. I just wonder if the "death rattle" (no pun intended) of reality TV will include some sort of fight to the death.

Reminds me of the radio ad in GTA III called "Liberty City Survivor."

[edczxcvbnm]

Reminds me of the radio ad in GTA III called "Liberty City Survivor."

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO! I was going to say that.

Reality TV sucks for the most part...mainly because there is little to no reality in it because reality sucks and is boring as crap. I have never watched big brother, survivor or the apprentice. The only ones I have ever caught a glimps of were all the really stupid ones such as Simple Life or Fear Factor. Both of which are not very entertaining. Fear Factor at least tries to be more of a game show and less of a reality TV show.